The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently considered a request to dismiss a complaint against an employee who allegedly misappropriated her employer's trade secrets. The court denied the request in...
Employment Law Letter
Q We have an employee who definitely showed signs of being on drugs or alcohol at work. We want to let him go per our handbook policies, but he has now stated he is getting help for his problem. Is he protected since he...
In a landmark decision for employers, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently released its long-awaited opinion in Skuse v. Pfizer, holding an employee must arbitrate her employment discrimination claims agreed to in an...
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) long-awaited joint-employer rule was largely struck down on September 8, 2020, by a New York judge responding to challenges brought by 16 state attorneys general. No other area of...
On September 14, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Kroger Co., alleging the grocery store chain violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to accommodate and retaliating...
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has sparked significant emotion in the past few months. Ever since the NBA season restarted, TV viewers are seeing the phrase emblazoned on the courts and on some players’ jerseys...
Q We have an employee who definitely showed signs of being on drugs or alcohol at work. We want to let him go per our handbook policies, but he has now stated he is getting help for his problem. Is he protected since he...
Over the last few months, you may have read about major travel restrictions for foreign workers entering the United States. What key facts do employers need to know? Restrictions in response to COVID-19 Two presidential...
No age discrimination occurred when an employer didn't promote a 74-year-old employee who had failed a mandatory subjective test, the 7th Circuit recently ruled. The court said the employee failed to show objective...
Q We are an employer with approximately 400 employees, and we are aware a couple of our workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Are we required to notify all employees about the coworkers who have tested positive for...
An Ohio employee sued after being terminated for self-quarantining because of COVID-19. Although her lawsuit is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, federal laws do require most employers...
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which extended federal statutory protections to the LGBTQ community, many have wondered how the decision might affect other...
Employees often believe anything goes when it comes to social media expression. But the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently provided clarity on the types of social media activity employers may regulate, giving...
One of the unusual features of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is that it includes a provision prohibiting discrimination "because of the known disability of an individual with whom [the employee] is known to...
With many families facing uncertainty involving their children’s schools, questions about the applicability of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) provided under the Families First Coronavirus...